Tsunami help
A new blog is compiling resources for how you can help tsunami victims and survivors. I’ve mostly been noting tsunami news over at World Turning (linked on the right).
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The Ukraine
So, there are massive demonstrations because of possible vote fraud in the Ukraine. Are we better or worse because we don’t take to the streets when we distrust our masters? Who can say. It seems clear that the U.S. and Russia are using the Ukraine as a pull-toy, but I have no idea what is best for the people there. I was watching the PBS News Hour last night and they had an interesting piece which included an interview with Michael McFaul, who has a lot of credentials and seemed to know a lot about the situation, and who stated … Continue reading →
Apologies accepted
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Putin Says Russia Working on New Nuclear Systems He said research and successful testing of new nuclear-missile systems technology was being conducted. “I am sure that in the near future weapons will appear … which other nuclear powers do not and will not possess.”
Continue reading →The Gay Drain
While the rest of us are arguing over secession, you can’t really blame gay people for leaving the U.S. in droves. “Our rights are slowly being eroded,” said the award-winning screenwriter [Craig Lucas], who plans to move to Vancouver with his partner, a set designer. “It happened in Nazi Germany, the incredible brain drain of artists, scientists and writers who fled to the U.S. Now it’s happening here [in the United States]. The government wants gays to live outside the protection of the law.” … “I currently have more than 100 applications in the works on behalf of prospective gay … Continue reading →